Because homosexuality is not universally accepted in this country, and there are many celebrities (especially in Hollywood and the world of sports) who feel the need to lie about their sexuality to protect their "image"?

Emposter:I hate to break it to subtard, but that's generally how underwear modeling works...

I think it's the fact that he's an underwear model that makes people think he is gay. I mean really, even when Jordan did that bit with Haynes he never managed to look quite as queer as Becks. Makes you wonder.

Also, I really don't have any need to check out my sports idols junk. EVER.

TwistedFark:I think it's the fact that he's an underwear model that makes people think he is gay

Nope, the rumors started well before that.

TwistedFark:I mean really, even when Jordan did that bit with Haynes he never managed to look quite as queer as Becks.

That's because they were using Jordan to sell underwear to middle-aged straight men, which is why their ads were all about "comfort" rather than "fashion" and Jordan was working for Hanes, not Versace.

Dwight_Yeast:rubi_con_man: Why is there speculation about any celebrity being gay?

Because homosexuality is not universally accepted in this country, and there are many celebrities (especially in Hollywood and the world of sports) who feel the need to lie about their sexuality to protect their "image"?

/any more stupid questions?

or, conversely, since homosexuality is not universally accepted, men who feel threatened by other males may attempt to undermine them by claiming they are gay.

Those ads are targeted at women who buy clothes for their man, right? Because I don't fantasize about being the guy who waxes his chest and pubes and poses for photographs. You want to sell me underwear, give the ad a funny slogan and a cheap price.

animal900:AmazinTim: Since when is exhibiting a groin bulge indicative of homosexuality?

Women typically don't oggle such things, so who does that leave to stare at your bulge?

Well, maybe not yours...

Seriously, do people not understand that this type of advertising is what women deal with all the time. Guys aren't supposed to buy his underwear because they're sexually attracted to him, they're supposed to buy it because they want to be like him, just like all those sexy female lingerie models.